scholarly journals The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Ost ◽  
Weixiang Pan ◽  
Douglas A. Webber
Keyword(s):  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
College Persistence ◽  
Marginal Students

Is Gifted Education a Bright Idea? Assessing the Impact of Gifted and Talented Programs on Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sa A. Bui ◽  
Steven G. Craig ◽  
Scott A. Imberman
Keyword(s):  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Marginal Students ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Bounding Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rule Out

We evaluate the impact of Gifted and Talented (GT) programs on students through a regression discontinuity (RD) design, and by analyzing a randomized lottery for elite magnet GT schools. We show that GT students in each analysis are exposed to higher achieving peers and, in the RD sample, a more advanced curriculum. We find that achievement for marginal students neither improves nor worsens from GT services in the short run. We also find that lottery winners only perform better in science. Using a bounding analysis we cannot rule out zero, though we do not find any significant negative effects. (JEL H51, H75, I21, I28)

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